Pastoral Lead of Lower School

Outwood Academy Ripon is very pleased to be seeking applications from outstanding leaders with integrity, determination and energy for this rewarding new role. This is a fantastic leadership opportunity for an enthusiastic, driven professional to join our Trust. You will join our inspirational School in the Heart of North Yorkshire and will be a key senior leader to support our Head of Deep Support (Pastoral). You will add value to the academy in both academic terms through outstanding lessons (approximately 4 periods per week) and through involvement in the fabric of learning and success beyond the classroom. Our Inclusion team put students at the very heart of everything it does. The Pastoral Lead for our Key Stage 3 students is a key appointment enhancing and ensuring positive life chances for our students through success and achievement. If you care about the success of all students, looking for a new challenge in an outstanding school and looking to develop your leadership skills in order to make that success a reality, we would welcome your application.

This is a new role within the inclusion team, one which will provide strong pastoral leadership across the academy. This role plays an important strategic role in leading initiatives with key stage 3 to improve the attainment, attendance and behaviour of students across all year groups. You will strive to build on the successful pastoral care, positive interventions and emotional support ensuring the highest possible quality of pastoral leadership to support our educational vision. Your strong leadership of students and staff and ability to provide effective support to colleagues will enable the academy to achieve the best possible outcomes for all of our students and foster students’ positive engagement in school life.

Our Academies offer a high quality of education for our students and excellent career progression and training for staff. Our driving ambition is Students First: Raising Standards and Transforming Lives. Outwood Academy Ripon has been part of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust since 2011 and is an exceptional place to build your future. Our school-based community is welcoming & friendly; students and staff make excellent progress together. We expect our staff to bring out the best in each and every student. Our diverse curriculum has something for everyone, with extra guidance for those requiring additional support, and we do whatever it takes to help young people develop a sense of responsibility – towards themselves, each other, their community and the wider world.

Outwood Academy Ripon places students at the centre of everything it does, with a focus on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased student attainment, achievement and social and emotional development. You will have the desire to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and share our single goal of ‘Students First, raising standards and transforming lives’. We are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our Academy in both academic terms and through involvement in the fabric of learning and success beyond the classroom and in return we offer extensive professional development to help you develop your skills and your career.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust offers:

• The opportunity to work and progress across the Family of Schools, should you wish in the future;
• The chance to apply for leadership roles in the Deeps structure taking on a whole school leadership project;
• The expertise of our director team who will offer regular support to the academy;
• A full and detailed programme of support and development for all;
• A further comprehensive programme of professional development, including leadership, provided  through the Outwood Institute of Education.

A visit to our Academy is encouraged and we invite you to contact Mrs Maxine Carpenter-Harvey, Assistant Principal / Head of Deep Support via email m.carpenter-harvey@ripon.outwood.com, should you wish to book a visit, or have any questions or require further details. 

For more information and to apply online, please go to: www.outwood.com > Careers.

Closing date: Midday on 27 March 2023.

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.